The long-awaited successor to Ferrari's Enzo halo car, named for the company's revered founder, has been revealed in Geneva this week.

Dubbed simply 'LaFerrari' (how do you follow Enzo?), the new hypercar enters as the flagship model in the Ferrari range. Fittingly, only 499 examples will be offered to the public.

As with the Enzo, LaFerrari represents the pinnacle of the Prancing Horse's technological might, showcasing technologies that will, in time, work their way into the wider Ferrari range.

Like the Enzo again, styling here is a marriage of Ferrari's F1 heritage and aerodynamic efficiency, along with elements from the romantic but powerful language that has asserted itself across the current Ferrari line-up.

Ferrari used four types of carbon-fibre in constructing LaFerrari, all prepared and produced in the same methods used for the company's F1 cars.

As a result, torsional rigidity is improved over the Enzo by 27 percent and beam stiffness by 22 percent, whilst keeping weight down.

Power in LaFerrari is provided by a hybrid system that pairs a naturally-aspirated V12 engine with Ferrari's HY-KERS kinetic energy recuperation system.

From the 6.3 litre V12 engine comes a huge 588kw at 9000rpm and 700Nm of torque at 6750rpm, while the electric system contributes 120kW.

Ferrari claims a maximum combined output of 708kW and greater than 900Nm of torque.

Matched with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, LaFerrari promises a 0-100km/h time better than 3.0 seconds - no solid figure has been offered - and a top speed beyond 350km/h.

On its way to v-max, Ferrari says LaFerrari will hit 200km/h in less than 7.0 seconds, and 300km/h in less than 15 seconds.

Ferrari says LaFerrari has recorded a lap time at Fiorano of under 1'20" - five seconds faster than the Enzo and over three seconds faster than the F12berlinetta.

In simple terms, LaFerrari is the fastest road car in Maranello's long history.

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TMR Comments

Mel | 05 Mar 2013 12:04

Dream car

FrugalOne | 05 Mar 2013 20:22

WOW, me like! :)
I still am not impressed they called the previous car ENZO, that was the founders name and no need to milk it. :(
Anyway, this looks a solid effort :)
For mine NO CAR, NO NOTHING, is better than the Ferrari F40 :-)):-))

Godspeed FrugalOne | 05 Mar 2013 23:42

I'll have an F40 as well, thanks :D

FrugalOne Godspeed | 05 Mar 2013 23:51

I'll have an F40 as well, thanks :laugh:

EVERYBODY inc. TopGear name the F40 as the BEST sportscar EVER built, not fastest, quickest etc, but BEST..PERIOD!
The LaFerrari is way way too complex, just waiting for it to have a melt down.[Same as all the overs]
If your buying, leave it in Italy where u can legal drive it, save $100,000's in tax, and have help when u need it :(
Lindsay Fox is getting one, others too.
For mine, Ferrari have gone really really overboard with this, but i suppose they want to prove Made In Italy by Ferrari leads the world...
Hope to see, hear and smell one in real one day? :)

Lindsay FrugalOne | 10 Mar 2013 01:24

Is there something wrong with your shift key? It seems to be coming on at random.

Godspeed | 05 Mar 2013 23:42

CV??
Why do we have so many units for power? KW, HP, BHP, SAE HP, PS, and now CV :p
Anyway wicked looking car, much better looking than the Enzo; can see a lot of the 458 in it.

FrugalOne Godspeed | 05 Mar 2013 23:53

CV??
Why do we have so many units for power? KW, HP, BHP, SAE HP, PS, and now CV :bleh:
Anyway wicked looking car, much better looking than the Enzo; can see a lot of the 458 in it.

CV is popular measure in Italy and France, Germany use PS, everybody should just use kW and be done with it!

FrugalOne Godspeed | 05 Mar 2013 23:55

Unless i am mistaken [not!] Ferrari like other manufacturers love to leave out 1 figure all the time.......:)
Then when they do, its a lie anyway :-))
Somebody, anybody.....:)

5 valve per cylinder | 06 Mar 2013 03:46

Not really liking the "LaFerrari" tag.. should either be a proper name or usual numerical formula.
Besides that, the car looks so much better than MacLaren P1 or just released out of this world Lamborghini Veneno.
Noticed it has a lot of similar design cues taken from one-off P4/5, especially the blacked-out sweeping glasshouse treatment and rear view.
Sensational active aero bits - underbody guide vanes and diffusers., a different take on Pagani Huayra.